The western region of the Sharshar Kingdom.
In lands ravaged by neighboring countries and monsters.
Lie the bodies of warriors, still unrecovered.
The Tartarus Kingdom, a neighboring country.
A surprise attack by monsters.
The border line retreated further.
The Supervision Office, guarding the border line.
It uses commandeered huts and houses, so
everyone called it an exile, a death trap, a month ago.
A workplace no one wants to go to.
The new Supervision Office.
A room in the Western General Supervision Office.
“Haaaaah, someone, please replace me!”
“Supervisor, that’s impossible.”
“I was just saying it!”
“…Please do your work, Supervisor.”
A few days later.
The rumored monster disturbance occurs.
“I can’t take this anymore!”
“We’re going to the scene, Supervisor.”
The Supervisor heads to the monster sighting scene with his Assistant.
Most of the previous Supervisors died in battle.
I just don’t want to die in battle.
I was just an account manager for a bandit group.
If it becomes a battle, I’ll run. I’ll definitely escape.
“Supervisor? Please hurry.”
“…I know. Haaah, I hope there are no monsters…”
The scene.
Citizens whose land was taken by the neighboring country stare, demanding rescue.
“Can we go back?”
“We just arrived. Besides, the scene is a little further ahead.”
*Jiiiii, jiiiii.*
Stop it! Stop glaring at me!
I’m just a figurehead, aren’t I?! You all know that too, right?!
Stop ittttttt. Don’t look at me like that!
The Supervisor’s spirit is gnawed away by the accusing glances that offer no help, and he arrives at the scene where the monster appeared.
“Ughhh”
“Supervisor, that’s inappropriate.”
“Shut up.”
This Assistant. He was a low-ranking member of some organization until last year.
Lately, he’s been picking on me…
Even though they don’t show it, my Assistant.
I bet they’re just as scared of dying as I am.
But still. Is taking it out on me fair?
What the Supervisor and his Assistant saw.
The brutally murdered bodies of several patrol soldiers and citizens.
“These guys (patrol soldiers) tried to protect the citizens, right?”
“That should be the case.”
The position of the fallen bodies is problematic.
The onlookers should have already noticed.
It’s suspected that they surrounded the female citizen and tried to assault her.
Most of the soldiers’ bodies have wounds on their backs.
The woman was attacked from the front, on her abdomen and chest.
The position of the bodies.
The soldiers and the woman in an embrace.
The remaining soldiers are behind those embracing.
The onlookers were dispersed (forcibly).
The monster’s attack power was analyzed from the wounds on the bodies.
The height and weight of each individual were analyzed from the footprints at the scene.
An expert with high magic detection ability investigated to see if residual magic power was still lingering.
Analysis and investigation completed (for now).
Back at the Supervision Office.
Relief to be back.
“So, have you figured out what kind of monster it is this time?”
“Yes, combined with the investigation results so far.”
“…What is the monster’s true identity?”
“It’s a medium-sized or larger monster, very close to humanoid type.”
“Can we defeat it?”
“No.”
“Not even with a kamikaze attack?”
“Yes, with the combat power that you, Supervisor, can mobilize, it’s impossible.”
Well, even if forced, they’d probably flinch at the last minute.
Even if I were ordered to, I couldn’t carry it out.
“Haaah, the grudge of the dead, huh?”
The Supervisor declares he will rest.
In his bedroom, he is attended by a used woman from his predecessor,
and receives a massage with his eyes closed.
“…Ngh… Gguuuh zzz”
” ” ” ~~~♪ Lala~~~♪ ” ” ”
The “used women” continue their assigned massage and soothing lullabies, looking with cold eyes at the man who is considered the greatest in this land.
*Knock knock.*
“Supervisor… Supervisor? Please return to work soon. …I’m coming in?”
The Assistant appears, signaling the end of the break.
The “used women” stop their massage and singing as the Assistant enters, and bow their heads.
“Deep sleep, huh? Please wake up.”
“…Nn… Munyamunya…”
The Assistant takes out a whistle with a string from his pocket.
*BEEEEE!!!! BYUUUU!!!!*
“Nnooooaaaahhh! What, what, what!?! Is it a monster attack?!”
” ” ” ……” ” ”
“You’re finally awake.”
“You (Assistant)!”
“Come on, come on, it’s time for work. Ah, you three, go back to your room.”
” ” ” Yes. ” ” ”
“Wait…”
“Supervisor.”
The Assistant smiles and gets in his line of sight.
Meanwhile, the “used women” leave the room.
“Ah…”
“It’s work, W-O-R-K.”
I get it.
Haaah, let’s get dinner over with.
And may the monster never appear again.
“Hey.”
“What is it?”
“It’s snowing.”
“Yes, it is.”
“I want to avoid going outside.”
“Tell that to the monster, not to me.”
Damn it.
If I catch a cold, I’m definitely passing it on to him!
Ah, the words on the documents are dancing.
“I really hate thisss!”
“It hasn’t even been ten minutes since you started.”
“I hate you!”
“If you have the energy…”
*THUMP!*
“Please look at these wooden slips too~♪”
“Ngh!? Where did you get so many!!”
“From under your feet.”
“…Eek!!”
A pile of documents to check and wooden slips were hidden behind the desk.
You definitely hid them on purpose, didn’t you?!
“Now, please sort them out quickly~♪”
“You monster! You demon! You’re the one who needs to be subjugated, my enemy!!”
The Supervisor’s angry shouts echo in the executive office.
The security soldiers guarding the door think, “Here we go again,”
and maintain their vigilance, trying not to consciously hear the shouts.
“Ugaaaaaaaa!!!”
“Yes, yes. We know you’re energetic. Just get your work done…”
*CRASH!!*
*Fluttering.*
“You’ll only make it harder to finish your work if you make a mess.”
“Gaaaaaaa. Ugwaaaaaaa.”
*SPLASH!*
*Drip drip drip drip.*
“…Haaah.”
What a troublesome pair.
The security soldiers knock and help clean up the scattered documents and writing utensils in the room.
Because there are many of them.
The room is cleaned up surprisingly quickly.
The Supervisor glares resentfully at his Assistant as he reads the documents.
If there’s no problem, he moves it aside.
If there is a problem, he hands it to his Assistant.
“…Tch. What is this document? Who wrote this trivial nonsense… Fire this person, will you?!”
“What’s wrong? Who is it? Ah, someone recently transferred here. They miss their home in an unfamiliar land.”
“Even so! This is unacceptable, this is!?”
A request for advance long-term leave.
They haven’t even been here long.
And I’m already irritated by the monster disturbance.
“There’s no long-term leave!! Hssshhh!”
“Calm down, calm down, Supervisor. If you get too excited, your blood vessels might burst; it’s dangerous.”
“Hssshhh!?”
“Please, speak in human language.”
You brought it here, didn’t you!!
“…Here we go again.”
The two people they are guarding (Supervisor and Assistant) can be heard arguing again from inside the room.
The high salary is nice, but…
“I want to transfer to another department soon.”
“Yeah, if only we could.”
“Rightttt. Okay, let’s go.”
” ” Yes. ” ”
“I’m coming in?”
“Hshaaaaa.”
“There, there. Good timing.”
” ” ” We’ll lend a hand. ” ” ”
The Supervision Office is operating as usual today.
The rumored monster is Rayos.
What Rayos wanted was the entrance to the labyrinth where the Demon King had invaded.
He intended to investigate with his Astral Body, but
there are monster disturbances in other districts.
It’s unnatural that this district has no monster disturbances.
So, he possessed a body that looked like a monster to search.
He successfully found it.
The entrance has been completely buried.
As a bonus, he set up a conditional explosive magic that detonates if dug up.
It’s a time-buying measure to delay the kingdom’s collapse even slightly.
The underground prison.
Nine laughs heartily, saying he’s sealed the entrance the Demon King was after.
“Gah!”
” ” ” To spring at His Majesty ” ” ”
“Hahahahaha!”
The Demon King, delayed in rescuing his subordinates,
tries to attack Nine, enduring intense pain, but is beaten down by the torturers.
Nine, watching this, returns to his executive office, satisfied.
Hahahaha——Hahahaha♪♪
